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What do increasingly acidic oceans mean for seaweed?

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/262-what-do-increasingly-acidic-oceans-mean-for-seaweed

19 Apr 2017: Research at volcanic vents in the Mediterranean Sea is helping Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) scientists to understand how ocean acidification will affect different species of macroalgae (seaweed) in the future. The world’s
Earth’s future linked to algae growth

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8 Jun 2017: In the time it takes to read this sentence, you will almost certainly have inhaled oxygen disgorged by algae. Tiny ocean-borne algae played a critical role in creating the atmospheric conditions on Earth and produce half the oxygen we breathe
The top 5 things to do at Inveresk Open Day if you’re into drama

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31 Jul 2018: Do you live for movie night, spend all your money on theatre tickets, and have a flair for the dramatic? Then our Open Day at Inveresk is a fantastic destination for you! The Inveresk precinct is the northern home of the University’s School of
10 ways to level up your nursing career

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25 May 2022: Image: Inside the Nursing simulation lab, Cradle Coast Campus at West Park. The beauty of a nursing career is that the opportunities are amazingly varied and you can take your career in all kinds of directions. And if you’ve been in the workforce
New renewable energy project set to make waves

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14 Jul 2017: A new project set to attract and underpin investment in tidal energy in Australia has been awarded $2. 49 million funding support from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). Tidal Energy in Australia – Assessing Resource and Feasibility to
The Australian continent is sinking…but why?

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/268-the-australian-continent-is-sinkingbut-why

28 Apr 2017: Surveyor and PhD candidate Anna Riddell is helping us to answer these big questions. After some time in industry, she has returned to the University of Tasmania to investigate vertical land motion and how the Australian tectonic crust is moving in
Clues left by tiny fossils give insights into last Ice Age

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/309-clues-left-by-tiny-fossils-give-insights-into-last-ice-age

13 Jun 2017: Tiny fossils found in ocean sediments are helping scientists from the University of Tasmania’s Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) and Canada to determine how the prehistoric ocean contributed to the last Ice Age 125,000 to 18,000
Elevate your teaching career

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24 Jun 2019: Tash Byrne is a teacher at Queensland TAFE and a graduate of the Professional Honours course at the University of Tasmania. “I’d been working at TAFE for 12 months when I learnt of the course. I thought it was the perfect opportunity to upgrade
Tasmanian lifestyle is a breath of fresh air to Business student

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15 Jan 2016: We know a great education is about more than libraries and lecture theatres. At the University of Tasmania, our students live and study in one of the world’s most beautiful places. Rachel Chong, who is studying her Master of Business Administration,
Diving into volcano research

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17 May 2017: Rhiannan Mundana wants to be a researcher one day, and she’s already contributed to a real research voyage. Rhiannon is studying a Bachelor of Science double majoring in Geology and Spatial Sciences. “I was studying a Marine Geosciences unit and
The frozen continent and its connection to us

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4 Jul 2017: Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) researchers have joined the City of Hobart for the official launch of a new research project that aims to enhance Hobart’s role as an Antarctic gateway. The Antarctic Cities project is studying the
The top 5 things to do at Hobart Open Day if you’re keen on health

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24 Jul 2018: If you’re hoping to one day become a doctor, a nurse, a paramedic, or even a medical researcher, there’s a very healthy amount of information and fun activities on offer at the University of Tasmania’s 2018 Open Day in Hobart for you. Here’s
The top 5 things to do at Hobart Open Day if you’re keen on science

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25 Jul 2018: It’s creative, it’s innovative, it’s inventive and it’s all over our Hobart Open Day. It’s science! If you’re keen on nature, adventure, discovery and innovation, there’s a strong chance you’re a secret scientist. We’ll have stacks
Making models for safer mining

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10 May 2017: When Cassady Harraden moved from the US to Tasmania, her luggage weighed a lot. Because as a geologist, she had to take her rock collection to her new home where she is studying her PhD at CODES in the Transforming the Mining Value Chain research hub
Scoring a new path at the Hedberg

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3 Dec 2020: Collaborating, rehearsing, performing and recording can all take place in a single day at the Hedberg. Our second year Bachelor of Music students were the first to do just that. Specialising in either Commercial Music Creation, Music Technology, or
Microplastics litter the seafloor

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13 Jul 2017: Scientific sampling along the South East Australian coast has found high concentrations of microplastics in seafloor sediments, including along even remote stretches of coastline. Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) scientists found an
Robbie Arnott wins inaugural Hedberg Writer-in-Residence award

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/robbie-arnott-wins-inaugural-hedberg-writer-in-residence-award

15 Oct 2020: Acclaimed Tasmanian novelist Robbie Arnott is the winner of the inaugural University of Tasmania Hedberg Writer-in-Residence Program, an opportunity he has described as “life-changing”. “As a Tasmanian author working through this period of
The top 5 things to do at Hobart Open Day if you’re a creative genius

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25 Jul 2018: The world needs more artists, communicators, and creatives, and right now in Tasmania is the best time to embrace your vision. If you want to become a reporter, a blogger, a performer, or a designer, check out these events at Hobart Open Day and get
Top of the table

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19 Dec 2016: London-based alumni Brodie Neill not only earned a place at the table of leading world designers in September – he also provided the table. Representing Australia, Brodie unveiled a new installation, Plastic Effects, at the inaugural London Design
Tide turns with AMC testing turbine in the Tamar

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/278-tide-turns-with-amc-testing-turbine-in-the-tamar

15 May 2017: The daily movements of the tides move great quantities of water around the Australian coast. Thanks to research being carried out by the Australian Maritime College, we are a step closer to harnessing this movement to generate electricity. Working
Delving deeper into your ancestry

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/839-delving-deeper-into-your-ancestry

22 Mar 2019: Caroline, you completed the Diploma of Family History at the University of Tasmania. Tell us about your experience studying this course. I commenced the inaugural unit of the diploma, Introduction to Family History, in 2016. At that time, I had been
Thousands of students get in deep with marine science MOOC

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/64-thousands-of-students-get-in-deep-with-marine-science-mooc

4 Apr 2016: Thousands of people around the world have been given an introduction to marine science thanks to the University of Tasmania’s Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies’ (IMAS) Massive Open Online Course (MOOC). IMAS is celebrating a milestone
Tax Clinic thriving online in tough times

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1061-tax-clinic-thriving-online-in-tough-times

2 Nov 2020: The University of Tasmania’s community Tax Clinic continues to thrive during 2020, making the move online to provide low-income earners with high-quality tax advice and help during the COVID-19 disruption. Commencing in March 2019 in Hobart and
Oceans of knowledge for chemical oceanography student

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/227-oceans-of-knowledge-for-chemical-oceanography-student

19 Jan 2017: It was the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies' world class reputation that attracted PhD candidate Habacuc Perez-Tribouillier from Mexico all the way to Hobart. And three amazing voyages on Research Vessel Investigator have provided him with
It’s been called the holy grail of aquaculture...

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/277-its-been-called-the-holy-grail-of-aquaculture

15 May 2017: After 17 years researchers from the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) based at the University’s Taroona laboratories have developed the solution to a problem that scientists around the globe had been trying to solve for decades.
Pumice a powerful force on the ocean

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/997-pumice-a-powerful-force-on-the-ocean

30 Apr 2020: Deep in the Pacific Ocean, hot magma sporadically erupts out of the seafloor, and mostly goes undetected. In some cases, billions of frothy volcanic fragments bob to the surface, creating a floating mat of pumice – a ‘pumice raft’. Pumice
The top 5 things to do at Hobart Open Day if society fascinates you

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25 Jul 2018: Are you interested in how the law works, the dark side of history, or how to educate the next generation? Come to Hobart Open Day and hear from our staff and students about what to study to feed your thirst for knowledge. Whether you’re
A whole world of science on one beautiful island

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6 Jul 2016: Students from NSW and Victoria were recently given the opportunity to explore all that Tassie has to offer on the University's SciCo science road trip competition. From our Mt Canopus Observatory to our Ice Core Lab at IMAS, the students were
These boots were made for learning

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22 Nov 2016: Tasmanian boot brand Blundstone – synonymous with the State’s farming sector – will provide $120,000 to support students undertaking new Associate Degrees in Agribusiness next year. Enrolments are now open to the first intake of the courses
Five tips for surviving the working academic parent juggle

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/607-five-tips-for-surviving-the-working-academic-parent-juggle

9 May 2018: Having kids really sharpened up my approach to academia. BC (Before Children), my nerdy scientist husband and I used to happily go into work together on the weekends, read and write in cafes, and generally take our sweet time about life. As soon as
Voyage to underwater volcanoes yields explosive findings

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/45-voyage-to-underwater-volcanoes-yields-explosive-findings

29 Feb 2016: A major IMAS voyage to the Southern Ocean has ended in Hobart with the arrival of the CSIRO’s Marine National Facility research vessel Investigator after a 16, 000 kilometre journey. The voyage made news around the world when scientists on board
Robotics, Rosehaven, and rhododendrons

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/781-robotics-rosehaven-and-rhododendrons

19 Oct 2018: The state's Year 12 completion rates are well below the national average, and fewer Tasmanians have degrees than their interstate peers. So, recognising that its research agenda could help improve social policy and community wellbeing in Tasmania,
Dynamics of powerful submarine volcanic eruptions explored

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/510-dynamics-of-powerful-submarine-volcanic-eruptions-explored

10 Jan 2018: For the first time a team of international researchers has been able to shed light on powerful deep ocean volcanic eruptions and how magma rises from the crust to the surface. University of Tasmania researchers led an international study of the 2012
How does island life shape Tasmanians?

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/782-how-does-island-life-shape-tasmanians

19 Oct 2018: While geographical disconnection has many obvious implications on daily life (for example the cost of fuel, access to certain services, ability to collaborate with peers, etc. ) the impact of 'place' is also a common theme running through many
The “boring billion” is anything but...

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6 May 2016: PhDs should always tackle the big questions- but Indrani Mukherjee is investigating some of the biggest of all. Why are we here? More importantly how did we come into being? The answer is millions of years ago a single celled organism decided to
More than meets the eye...

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/70-more-than-meets-the-eye

15 Apr 2016: Drones, or Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), can be used to collect information that’s invisible to the human eye. Dr Arko Lucieer is a Senior Lecturer in remote sensing and GIS in the Surveying and Spatial Sciences Group, School of Land and Food
Real-world theatre experience in Tasmania's wild West

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/759-real-world-theatre-experience-in-tasmanias-wild-west

6 Dec 2018: Tasmania's wild West Coast provided rich experiences and learning for the University of Tasmania’s Theatre students last month. Taking part in the biannual contemporary arts festival The Unconformity in Queenstown, the Bachelor of Contemporary
Reading rocks to find mineral trace elements

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/283-reading-rocks-to-find-mineral-trace-elements

17 May 2017: When you’re holding a rock in your hand, you’re holding a piece of history millions of years old. Josh Phillips is a postgraduate in CODES, studying the trace element chemistry of hydrothermal minerals around ore deposits. Every rock tells a
Fish hotspots the world's new natural laboratories

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2015/10-fish-hotspots-the-worlds-new-natural-laboratories

2 Sep 2015: Scientists have devised a new tool that can estimate commercial fish species to determine their sensitivity to climate change. It is ready for use and is providing knowledge on different fish in a range of global oceanic "hotspots" including
Bold explorer 200 years ago inspires scientists of today

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/294-bold-explorer-200-years-ago-inspires-scientists-of-today

31 May 2017: Two hundred years after Matthew Flinders circumnavigated Australia and mapped much of the coastline for the first time, community citizen scientists and Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) researchers are now following in his wake to
Mother of Dragons wasp flying to New Zealand's aid

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1028-mother-of-dragons-wasp-flying-to-new-zealands-aid

22 Jun 2020: IT’s the tree-top tussle that has University of Tasmania scientists abuzz – a Battle of the Bugs that promises to rescue a nation’s lucrative forestry industry from the brink of ruin. In what has been dubbed “Alien meets Game of Thrones”,
Kelp is on its way

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30 Aug 2015: Creating an artificial underwater forest to support marine life? We can kelp with that. Almost a year ago, University of Tasmania scientists transplanted 500 kelp plants to artificial patch reefs off Tasmania’s Maria Island – and they’re
Earth’s missing measurements found with radio telescopes

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/987-earths-missing-measurements-found-with-radio-telescopes

17 Feb 2020: Innovative research using University of Tasmania radio telescopes has discovered a way to calculate the Earth’s missing measurements. Satellites scan the Earth in bands. Every 12 days, a Sentinel-1 satellite passes Tasmania and scans a new
Dynamic vision for university city

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/357-dynamic-vision-for-university-city

18 Jul 2017: The masterplan for the $260 million redevelopment of the University of Tasmania precinct at Inveresk has been unveiled today by the project partners. The Commonwealth Government, University of Tasmania, Tasmanian Government, City of Launceston and
nupiri muka: ‘Eye of the Sea’

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/410-nupiri-muka-eye-of-the-sea

13 Sep 2017: An innovative new autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) capable of diving up to 5,000 metres, operating underneath the ice and gathering data on Antarctic research missions was recently unveiled at the University of Tasmania’s Australian Maritime
Alumni success on the national literary stage

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18 May 2023: Two University of Tasmania alumni are in the running for Australia’s biggest literary prize. Arts graduates Robbie Arnott and Adam Ouston have made the longlist for the Miles Franklin Literary Award. Arnott’s acclaimed Limberlost, which he wrote
Extreme heat and rain: there’s now more of both, for longer

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1031-extreme-heat-and-rain-theres-now-more-of-both-for-longer

6 Jul 2020: By Jim Salinger, Honorary Associate, TIA, University of Tasmania, and Lisa Alexander, Chief Investigator ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science and Associate Professor Climate Change Research Centre, UNSWA major global update based on
Creative Writing program at home in City of Literature

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/creative-writing-program-at-home-in-city-of-literature

13 Nov 2023: Hobart’s emergence as a literary hotspot has long been sustained by the talents of students, staff and alumni from the University. Now it is set to benefit more, with the newly named UNESCO City of Literature to be supported by the College of Arts,
From plankton DNA to outer space...new research reaches for the stars

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/182-from-plankton-dna-to-outer-spacenew-research-reaches-for-the-stars

1 Nov 2016: The University of Tasmania has secured $9 million for projects ranging from using DNA to develop an Australian plankton record stretching back 1000 years, to using satellites to map remote vegetation and provide early warnings of droughts, diseases
Tracking the clast to the blast

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/360-tracking-the-clast-to-the-blast

21 Jul 2017: Did you know that when an underwater volcano erupts, the pumice clasts it creates travel huge distances floating on the oceans, shedding mass as they go? Dr Martin Jutzeler, Lecturer in Earth Sciences, is investigating how far (and fast) these